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Long-Term Effects of Treatment in a Pre-School Day Centre: A Controlled Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Naomi Richman ,
Philip Graham  and
Jim Stevenson
Naomi Richman
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH
Philip Graham
Affiliation:
Institute of Child Health, London
Jim Stevenson
Affiliation:
Department of Human Biology, University of Surrey
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Summary

A five-year follow-up of 25 children who attended a psychiatric day centre for pre-school children is described. This group was compared at eight years of age with two matched control groups who had not received intensive treatment. There were few differences between the treated and untreated groups. Possible reasons for the findings are discussed and some methodological issues involved in carrying out evaluation studies are raised.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 142 , Issue 1 , January 1983 , pp. 71 - 77
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Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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